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May 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BUSN 223 - Occupational Safety and Health
PREREQUISITES: BUSN 105 - Principles of Management .
PROGRAM: Business, Logistics, and Supply Chain
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2014
This course will look at the importance of safety and health in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 will be examined in depth with relationship to businesses and their employees. Emphasis will be placed on effective practices, costs, labor and management responsibilities, health hazards, alcohol and drug abuse, worker’s compensation, physical conditions and training.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Discuss the importance of workplace safety and health in all industries. Recognize how historical developments, including the creation of OSHA, have led to current safety and health standards.
- Identify major safety and health issues, examine common causes of workplace hazards, and develop an effective approach to hazard avoidance.
- Recognize the various types of personal and industrial protective equipment and their applications.
- Explain the role of employees and supervisors in workplace safety and health.
- Describe the supervisor’s role in preventing workplace violence. Summarize the basic tenets of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
- Summarize types of accident investigations and mistakes to avoid during investigations.
- Examine the pros and cons of workers compensation. Recognize the relationship between stress and workers compensation.
- Evaluate OSHA guidelines and standards relating to workplace hazards and injuries. Summarize OSHA’s standard on occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Demonstrate an understanding of the application of OSHA forms.
- Complete the online CPR certification.
- Recall theories of accident causation.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- OSHA Act of 1970
- Labor/management relations
- Health hazards
- Workers’ Compensation
- Employee training
- Decision-making
- Government regulation
- Accident Theories
- Accident Investigation
- Workplace Hazards
- Stress and Safety
- Confined Spaces
- Violence
- Emergencies, Disasters, and Terrorism
- Blood-borne Pathogens
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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